Shota is surrounded by monsters!

Thinking of this, Shota reached out and placed his hand on Hagoromo Gitsune's shoulder, then used his demonic power to condense an outer garment for her, and asked, "Can you walk by yourself?"

Without a word, Hagoromo Gitsune stood up and slowly walked towards where Nue was.

Shota wasn't worried that she would escape, but through sensing her aura, he had already sensed the sudden change in the situation, so he followed Hagoromo Gitsune forward.

"Is it...too late?"

The fleshy mass gradually split open, and a naked blond man appeared in everyone's sight. Rikuo gripped the Mimi-kiri in his hand tightly. Now, his only choice was to fight to the bitter end!

The opponent's aura was terrifying.

The purest, like darkness that wants to devour everything.

Even monsters cannot tolerate this darkness.

"Has it returned from hell? Nue..."

"Assemble... my Night Parade of One Hundred Demons!"

At Rikuo's command, all the demons who belonged to him gathered behind him, and the fear of all the demons gradually concentrated, condensing into an invincible force!

This is the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. However, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons also has a huge weakness: once it loses the upper hand in terms of momentum, or if its formation is disrupted, the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons will fall apart.

"whispering sound……"

Meme Oshino, who was being held back by the Earth Spider, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. The worst thing had finally happened. What on earth was Taotie doing?!

"Nu...Qingming!"

The Earth Spider saw its long-lost opponent after a thousand years, and even though its body was now broken and battered, it still let out a defiant battle roar!

At that very moment, Shota and Hagoromo Gitsune arrived. Upon seeing Nue, a creature of human and yokai, which was expected to be even more powerful than Hagoromo Gitsune in her prime, a strange smile appeared on his lips.

Shota silently took an ice spike out of his pocket and snapped it in two without hesitation.

“Lu Sheng… has grown up now.”

With Shota holding her hand, Hagoromo Gitsune suddenly looked at Rikuo and said something for some reason.

"Huh?"

Shota turned to look at Hagoromo Gitsune in astonishment and said, "What did you say?!"

Why did Hagoromo Gitsune say that Rikuo had grown up? Why? Is there some kind of relationship between them that he's unaware of? Didn't the old man say that Hagoromo Gitsune killed the Second Hokage back then?!

At that very moment, the blond man in the sky looked down at Hagoromo Gitsune and Shota...

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

The moment their eyes met, Hagoromo Gitsune seemed to be greatly shocked, suddenly clutching her head and screaming in pain. Shota, not understanding what was happening, could only grab Hagoromo Gitsune's shoulders...

Something's about to come out!

Shota saw a ferocious fox head emerge from behind Hagoromo Gitsune...

Why?!

A fox-faced woman burst out of Hagoromo Gitsune's body and rushed directly towards the blond man in the sky!

"Impossible, it should be able to attach itself perfectly to this host body, why, but why does my head feel like it's splitting open..."

"Damn you, Ksitigarbha! Didn't you say this host body was the most perfect in four hundred years? What were you planning when you resurrected me?!"

Things had changed far beyond Shota's expectations. In other words, the fox-faced woman was the real Hagoromo Gitsune, but the Hagoromo Gitsune in his hands... was merely a host? Could it be that this incarnation of Hagoromo Gitsune wasn't a direct reincarnation but rather an appendage? And the real Hagoromo Gitsune seemed to have realized that she had been betrayed by someone.

So who is this host?

Shota stared blankly at the unconscious "Hagoromo Gitsune" nestled in his arms.

"Is it you? Is it you? Seimei... was it you who... was pulling the strings behind the scenes?!"

The fox-woman looked at Abe no Seimei, who was coldly watching her from the sky, with a pitiful gaze.

"I'm sorry, Mother."

An Mingqing looked at Yu Yi Tsuru and said expressionlessly.

"I was the one who gave the order, but I never expected it to turn out this way."

"It's alright, it's alright... come closer..."

Hagoromo Gitsune showed no resentment towards her child. She stretched out her arms and embraced Abe no Seimei, saying in an almost doting tone, "After so many hardships, I can finally hold you tight with this hand again..."

"Boom—"

With a tremendous roar, the location where Nijo Castle was originally situated was suddenly engulfed by endless resentment, and a bright red pool appeared there.

"That is hell, the place I have been in for a thousand years."

After saying this to Hagoromo Gitsune, Abe no Seimei suddenly pushed Hagoromo Gitsune downwards.

The look of disbelief still lingered on Hagoromo Gitsune's face.

"Thank you for taking care of me for the past thousand years, Mother. Thanks to you, I can finally embark on my journey again..."

As Hagoromo Gitsune plummeted toward hell, Seimei remained expressionless.

"You are my sun, my light of hope..."

"Seimei! My beloved son!!!"

Hagoromo Gitsune sank into the pool, as if a million hands were pulling at her body.

"Only by abandoning you along with me can I become true darkness..."

Abe no Seimei turned his back and refused to look at Hagoromo Gitsune again.

"Come on, monsters..."

Abe no Seimei looked at all the yokai present and said, "Come with me!"

"It's been a thousand years! Seimei!"

The first to react was the earth spider!

He raised his fist and smashed it at Abe no Seimei without hesitation. All he did was simply want to fight Abe no Seimei again!

"What a nostalgic face."

A defensive spell engraved with a five-pointed star appeared before Abe no Seimei, and the Tsuchigumo's fist could no longer advance even an inch...

Abe no Seimei pressed his finger downwards.

"Bam—"

As if struck by a thousand-pound weight, the earth spider was instantly pressed into the ground...

"No, impossible, the Earth Spider was actually hit in one blow..."

"This is……"

Feeling something pulling at his body, trying to drag him somewhere, Tsuchigumo angrily shouted at Abe no Seimei, "Wait a minute..."

But before he could finish speaking, Tsuchigumo followed in the footsteps of Hagoromo Gitsune and entered Hell.

"Lord Nue."

Suddenly, Jizo appeared beside Abe no Seimei and handed him the weapon in his hand—it was the Demon King's small hammer that Yuzhang had used when he fought Rikuo.

"Hmm, a good knife..."

After Abe no Seimei took the sword, he glanced at Jizo beside him and plunged the sword directly into his chest!

"Nue, Lord Nue..."

A look of terror appeared in Jizo's eyes, but the Demon King's hammer drained him almost instantly...

"This is what happens when you disrespect my mother."

Wiping away the blood with his sword, Abe no Seimei gazed at the entire city of Kyoto.

"Hey, isn't this story's plot a bit bizarre?"

Shota held Hagoromo Gitsune's body and murmured something softly...

"Shouta!"

Nurarihyon suddenly appeared next to Shota.

"Hey, old man, could this person be Lu Sheng's sister?"

After thinking it over, Shota decided that this kind of relationship was more reliable, so he abandoned his business and went straight to Nurarihyon to ask him. After all, the other party seemed to care a lot about Rikuo.

"That's impossible. Rihan could never have a child with a yokai."

"That's fine, that's fine..."

If she really is Rikuo's older sister, then Shota should really be so ashamed that he commits suicide.

"But it really does look alike."

Nurarihyon looked at Hagoromo Gitsune's face and murmured, "I remember her name was Yamabuki Otome, right? Rihan's former wife..."

"Oh, Yamabuki Otome?"

Shota repeated the name, recalling that she seemed to have recited a poem, something about "mountain flowers blooming seven or eight times," so maybe this really was her name... Wait a minute?

"Old man..."

Shota's hands, which were holding Hagoromo Gitsune, trembled slightly, and his expression completely broke down...

"You mean...this is Lu Sheng's father's...ex-wife?"

—'I slept with my best friend's mom (ex),' well done, you are indeed my son.

Shinobu praised Shota with great satisfaction. She herself had been harassed by that scoundrel Rihan Nura back in the day. Now, her son had actually slept with his wife. It was truly gratifying and satisfying…

"Don't think too much about it. We don't know for sure whether it's true or not."

Nurarihyon had no interest in pursuing such matters, and drew his sword, saying, "I'll go first, Shota, you prepare the decisive blow. Hey, Shota..."

"I need some time to process this..."

Shota said with a serious expression, "This is a major issue concerning my integrity."

"Are you an idiot?"

Nurarihyon kicked Shota and said, "Let's fight first!"